Float-valve



R. Ct GGRHAM.

FLAT VALVE. APPUCATIQN man om? Cfr -fui'niice with RICHARD C'. GORHAM, OF KIRKLIN, INDIANA.

FLOAT-VALVE Specdoeizion o1 Letters Patent` 'Patented Oct. l2. 10,150.

Application led December 7, 1'918v Serial No. 265 775 lic it known thu; I, Rioiiiiini C. Genthin, ii iili/,en oF the` United Sintes, residingr et liii'klin, in the county of Clinton :ind State ol' indiana, have iniieiileil new I1nd lmVv proved l `lont-V:ilri of which the following is ii specilimtion.

My invention relates: io hiiniiilifieis for l'iiiniiffcs in which n piiii for holding wiiter nrriinged within the fiirnni'e casing nnd is supplied with waiter troni an exterior pan hy means of a. floot in the exterior pnn controlling :iin inlet i'iilro The inwntion oonsisiririn tho features :ind con'ihiniitioii unil :irrfii'igi'iiwiit oi' pni'h` licicinnfter described nml piirlmiliirly pointed ont in the r'ln'ims.

ln the :n oinpiinying drnii'ings Fiifiiril is: ii .seciioniil View o1" the appairfitns.

Fig. 2 is ii sectioinil View on line 2-2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a detail View of the valve stern.

Fig. e1 is a. View of the top portion of the my improvementattached, this heilig in the nutrire of, ii diagram.

In these drawings 1 indicates a pim mounted on zi pipe 4 which extends through the casing' of the furnace. the seid pan heilig located within this casing. rVlie pipe l delivers ii-'filer to the piin l from an outside piin 2. This rontiiins a. float made u i of upper lajiers of wood S und e lower holllow metal sci-tion 19. These parts nre secured together by holte and more or less ol thc Upper wooden sections ,may he employed to get a sensitive and proper action of the float. A lei-'cr 9 is pivotally connected at 25 to the hollow metal float, the seid lever being ivoted :it 28 within a. valve fittin 35. he lever 9 connects with the vertice extending Valve stem 11 of the valve 12, which oontrols the Hon 'of Water to the chamber 2 through the fitting and the pipe` 10 which ipe connects the litting with the said cham- Eer. The valve 12 closes ver-tica. ly and downwardly upon its seat in the Jirection of the pressure of the Water and the float must open the valve against this water pressure. The valve is of the semi-spherical variety and it opens and closes in the direction of the exis of the valve seat. The lioiit as stated is made np of wooden sections superimposed upon the lower hollow metal. section and the lower Wooden section is reeessed in order to provide space for the it nml (hic to piroteii connection nl. 25 between tliclever :ind the llont.

When the waiter in the pan l und ohiinr bei' 2 fnlls to ii certiiin low level. they corresponding hill of the [lont will opel-:ite the lever l) and piish up on the vertical vulve stein il and upon the vali'e ngiiinst tho pies sure of water iiliove it, and the wntor will thi-erofoi'o lie `supplied to thi;- chiiinher 2 iin-:l the inner piiii 1 until the proper level of wnter is attained when the viilvc 12 will lirclosed diie to the pri'isniiie of wiiter nlioife the rising of' thi limit in thi-y pnn 2, The vrilro living iiniiir press-zure ol thi: ii'iitifi' tending lo rioni, ii iiiiii iii-ini: iiiii'lcr tlii iontrol of llii float. the i-iftlingrfii'i` of thii miler will lio insured when thi.l predetermined high lerel of ihr` witter is renolied in the pan 2.

The ffipncity oi the lloiit for opening and closingr the Valve may he determined to a. nicetjT by placing;` additional wooden sections on "ori removing sections from the Hoet The object of the float construction is to provide n lloiit .inenilier which will he buoy-- ant when the weiter is in the tenait lint will he weighty when the nier lowers` .in the tank. Weight necessary when the water lowers because the inlet valve in my nrrnngeinent rnnst be lifted positively' against the pressure of the water. Ae soon iis flic water rises in the tiinln the iloiit should liccoinc buoyant. in order to permit the valve to close nodi-r the water pressure with iii-:zo ticiill'v no resistance. The con'iliiined hollow metal float and wooden layers moet both of these olojeets` The hollow metal Hoet also tends to hold the wood normally above the Water so that the wood will not become water logged. i

A hollow metal float 'alone will not contribute to a steady and reliable action of the float, for considerable vibration will ensue from the ilse of afhollow metal flou-t alone, but when this is'oornbined with the Wooden sections undue vibration of the Hoet and Vel-ve is avoided.

15 indicates a plug which een be removed for adjusting or replacing the rubber valve' 12. 16 is a lug permitting access to the Valve connections. 17 is an overflow. This is at a level below the top edge of the inside pan 1 so that in cese the valve failed to .function, the furnace will not be flooded. As shown inFig. 4 the apparatus.; may be connected with a pipe a: leading from any suitable source of Supply Such as a Water main.

I claim as my invention: 1. In combination with a valve opening 5 against the pressure of a fluid, a float adapted to avtuate said valve Comprising a hollow metal hotly and a superposed wooden body. 2. As an article of manufacture, a float of the ty )e described comprising :i hollow' metal bo t and u superposed wooden body, said wooden body being mudo up of u number of removable layers.

3. The device of (-lnim 2 inwvliioli one of Suid Wooden layers is provided with a out'l away portion.

RICHARD C. (i(V)Rl"lAM. 

